The bad part though, the one that had me most culture-shocked, is how expensive veggies and fruits are. I come from a country where 2$ could get you one kg of apples, not just one single apple.
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Before we start our tour, here is some basic info:

* I'm taking you through a typical supermarket of a big chain. This supermarket caters low to mid range income population.

* The supermarket is in a residential downtown type of area of Tokyo, Japan.

* In Tokyo, a salary of the middle class is 4~5 million yen per year. Salaries are taxed at about 30%. And on top of that there are all sorts of other deductions occurring before the final cash amount reaches the person (labor union membership, health care, pensions, etc).